idle air control valve

[presto88]

Originally Posted by marksbug

so is there a cleaning procedure for this??

You can find do-it-yourself instructions for cleaning the throttle body here:

http://www.elementownersclub.com/for...ad.php?t=57729

Cleaning the Idle Control Valve is part of the whole procedure. I didn't have much luck with the cleaning and decided to just replace the whole Idle Control Valve. It was only $130 or so from the dealer and there's nothing like brand new parts for solving this problem!

[Saphteemon]

Ordered mine through rock auto.com for $83 bucks
Easy remove and replace
Idles perfect.
I love this car.
2003 element ex
Original owner
Only 76k miles.
Both my boys learned to drive in this car
Had to change driver window regulator
And fan motor rheostat.
Other than that....awesome car.....

[TorGa3iGhT]

wow, ur problem sounds a lot like the problem I have with my civic...it would idle all over the place and at signal lights or stop signs it will sometimes just die out. tried replacing the IACV with an extra one my friend let me borrow, and yeah, didn't help. Ended up taking it to a shop and I had low compression in 3 cylinders...hopefully your problem is not like mine though. Hope the IACV replacement or cleaning does the trick for u!

[johnnylaw5799]

Hello all,

I am also having an intermitten trouble with stalling on cold starts.

Here is a list of what was done so far.

New timing chain, one coil pack, iacv(from ebay), new plugs, cleaned throttle body and fuel injection system, valve adjustment (3 needed adjustment).

Still getting intermitten P0172 code and still cold stalling during high rpms.

I am at a complete loss, can anyone help?

Should i replace the IACV again but use a honda part?

[Jack M.]

Hey "johnny",

I did a little research on this and found someone with the same OBDII code as you and the stalling issues. This was a CR-V but thee freeze frame he did on his code scanner/reader indicated that essentially the engine is not seeing enough oxygen in the air/fuel mixture and therefore greatly reducing the amount of gas being used to even it out. The air filter is likely clogged/dirty meaning the amount of air coming in isn't as much as there should be which is giving the ECU a false reading of rich fuel/air mixture. Try replacing/checking the air filter. Here is the Link:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...2175435AA4AQmt

Hope this helps and apologies if you've already fixed this issue.

-Jack